| Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present Contributor(s): Madrick, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400075661 ISBN-13: 9781400075669 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - History | United States - 20th Century - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 330.973 |
| LCCN: 2012374531 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.95 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A vivid history of the economics of greed told through the stories of those major figures primarily responsible. Age of Greed shows how the single-minded and selfish pursuit of immense personal wealth has been on the rise in the United States over the last forty years. Economic journalist Jeff Madrick tells this story through incisive profiles of the individuals responsible for this dramatic shift in our country's fortunes, from the architects of the free-market economic philosophy (such as Milton Friedman and Alan Greenspan) to the politicians and businessmen (including Nixon, Reagan, Boesky, and Soros) who put it into practice. Their stories detail how a movement initially conceived as a moral battle for freedom instead brought about some of our nation's most pressing economic problems, including the intense economic inequity and instability America suffers from today. This is an indispensible guide to understanding the 1 percent. |